University of California
Ethan Sawyer
How to Write the UC Essay Prompts 2024/2025 (+ ...

This guide covers how to write the UC essay prompts (or PIQs) with exercises and essay examples to help you along the way.

Common App, Student Resources
Ethan Sawyer
How to Write a Successful Common App Activities ...

Write an impressive college activities list for your common app using this step-by-step guide and awesome activities list for college applications example, with notes on how to select the right verbs and to decide how many hours per week to list. 

How to Write a Successful Common App Activities List
Personal Statement
Ethan Sawyer
27 Outstanding College Essay Examples From Top ...

Use these outstanding college essay examples to learn how to write your personal statement and supplemental essays for the college application.

Supplemental Essays
Ethan Sawyer
Why This College Essay Guide + Examples

Stand out on your Why This College essay. Read our Why This College essay examples and follow our clear guidelines to make sure you avoid potential pitfalls, include essential details in your Why This School essay, and use our tried-and-true research tools.

Student Resources
Andrew Simpson
How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation for ...

Learn how to ask for a letter of recommendation for college with my comprehensive step-by-step guide and real-world examples

Brainstorm

The Feelings & Needs Exercise

College Essay Guy walks you through the feelings & needs brainstorming exercise to learn how to add detail and structure your college application essay or personal statement.

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The Great College Essay Test

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The Great College Essay Test

College Essay Guy goes over how to write a great college essay and the five tips for revising a college essay. Will your essay pass The Great College Essay Test? Find out in this blog.

The "Everything I Want Colleges to Know About Me" List: A Brainstorm Exercise

Here’s another brainstorming exercise from College Essay Guy that helps you connect to your own life and present it in a way that will delight colleges in your essays, applications, and interviews.

100 Brave and Interesting Questions

100 brave and interesting questions to ask yourself, friends, strangers at parties or your worst enemies.

Twelve Ways to Get Inspired Right Now

Get inspired and get writing your college admissions essay right now with advice on brainstorming, co-creating, and fueling inspiration.

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How I Learned to Overcome Procrastination (Mostly)

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A little helpful advice for getting over that procrastination bump and producing high-quality B+ work by rewriting patterns in behavior.

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Revising Your College Essay in 5 Simple Steps

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Five easy, actionable steps to turning your first college essay draft into a refined Outline 2.0 by reading out loud, finding your thesis sentences, and more.

Brainstorm: 21 Details

Brainstorm 21 moments in your life that helped define who you are as a person in order to dig up content for your college essay.